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Rashaad Newsome

Working in video, performance, and collage, Rashaad Newsome corrals seemingly chaotic expressions of street culture into rigorously formal compositions. He is best known for his videos of dancers voguing in simple white-box interiors, though he has also culled material from YouTube. His collages, seen in fall 2011 at Marlborough Gallery, arranged images of flashy jewelry and other hip-hop status items in heraldic motifs. Newsome was included in Performa 11 and the 2010 Whitney Biennial, and has participated in group shows at the New Museum, MoMA PS1, and the Wadsworth Atheneum.
Born 1979
Hometown New Orleans, LA
Lives and Works New York, NY
Education
Film Video Arts, New York, NY, 2004
BFA, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 2001
Permanent Collection

Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY

Representing Galleries

Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY

SHOWS

De Buck Gallery

New York
Apr 21 2016 - Jun 25 2016

Stop Playing in My Face!

The Studio Museum in Harlem

New York
Mar 24 2016 - Jun 26 2016

This Is What I Want to See
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Articles

Interviews with Artists who Make Collage - Rashaad Newsome
Interviews with Artists who Make Collage - Rashaad Newsome

The Vitamin C+ featured artist talks immediacy, accessibility, and the Black American experience

Jeffrey Deitch on his Miami Pop-up Show
Jeffrey Deitch on his Miami Pop-up Show

In an interview with Karen Rosenberg, the dealer, curator, and impresario gives Artspace a preview of his collaboration with Larry Gagosian in Miami, the latest iteration of his New York gallery, and other upcoming projects.

Nicola Vassell on How to Understand “Black Eye”
Nicola Vassell on How to Understand “Black Eye”

The former Deitch Projects dealer walks us through her much-discussed pop-up exhibition, providing insights into the artworks on view.

The “Black Eye” and the Postmodernist Art World
The “Black Eye” and the Postmodernist Art World

In his latest column, Walter Robinson considers a new show of work by black artists in light of the diversity of the Whitney Biennial, and the art world in general.

10 Career-Boosting Artist Residencies to Know
10 Career-Boosting Artist Residencies to Know

From The Land in rural Thailand to the Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas, these are a few influential international programs that collectors would be wise to look for on artists' CVs.

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